ATLANTA -- The pilots of Atlantic Southeast
Airlines (ASA), represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International
(ALPA), will conduct informational picketing in the Atlanta area. ASA operates
under the “Delta Connection” livery and is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest,
Inc.

Why:

The pilots
are picketing to demonstrate their frustration with the amount of
time it is taking to negotiate their next collective bargaining
agreement. Negotiations have been conducted for three years and
eight months, and a significant portion of the labor contract still
needs to be addressed.

The ASA
pilots began negotiations with management in September 2002, when
their most current contract became amendable under the terms of the
Railway Labor Act. Negotiations have been conducted with the
assistance of the National Mediation Board since May 2004. Following
three and a half years of talks, the pilots and management have
tentatively agreed to half of the existing sections of the current
collective bargaining agreement. However, the pilots have presented
proposals for all of the sections and they continue to meet with
management and the assigned mediator to negotiate an agreement.

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world’s largest
pilot union, representing 62,000 pilots at 39 airlines in the United States and
Canada. Visit the ALPA website at www.alpa.org.